fortunate hostility to her brother, the same agent could not act for
both; but I think my client is inclined to put his property under your
management, providing his sister returns to her own home. I believe I'm
stating your wishes, Mr Lynch."

"Manage it your own way," said Barry, "for I don't see what you're
doing. If this man can do anything for me, why, I suppose I must pay
him for it; and if so, your plan's as good a way of paying him as
another."

The attorney raised his hat with his hand, and scratched his head: he
was afraid that Moylan would have again gone off in a pet at Lynch's
brutality, but the old man sat quite quiet. He wouldn't have much
minded what was said to him, as long as he secured the agency.

"You see, Mr Moylan," continued Daly, "you can have the agency. Five
per cent. upon the rents is what my client--"

"No, Daly--Five per cent.!--I'm shot if I do!" exclaimed Barry.

"I'm gething twenty-five pounds per annum from Miss Anty, for her half,
and I wouldn't think of collecting the other for less," declared
Moylan.

And then a long battle followed on this point, which it required all
Daly's tact and perseverance to adjust. The old man was pertinacious,
and many whispers had to be made into Barry's ear before the matter
could be settled. It was, however, at last agreed that notice was to be
served on the Kellys, of Barry Lynch's determination to indict them for
a conspiracy; that Daly was to see the widow, Martin, and, if possible,
Anty, and tell them all that Moylan was prepared to prove that such a
conspiracy had been formed;--care was also to be taken that copies of
the notices so served should be placed in Anty's hands. Moylan, in the
meantime, agreed to keep out of the way, and undertook, should he be
unfortunate enough to encounter any of the family of the Kellys, to
brave the matter out by declaring that "av' he war brought before the
Judge and Jury he couldn't do more than tell the blessed thruth, and
why not?" In reward for this, he was to be appointed agent over the
entire property the moment that Miss Lynch left the inn, at which time
he was to receive a document, signed by Barry, undertaking to retain
him in the agency for four years certain, or else to pay him a hundred
pounds when it was taken from him.

These terms having been mutually agreed to, and Barry having, with many
oaths, declared that he was a most shamefully ill-used man, the three
separated. Moylan skulked off to o